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Despite a poor economy, the UK’s tech sector continues to showcase success stories, with six emerging unicorns from the past year.

The former Top Gear presenter took a spin in Oxa's driverless Ford Mondeo in Oxford Business Park North for BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Tech giant invests in Oxford University spin-out in further bet on technology

Ocado in self-driving vans push with £10m stake in Oxbotica Published Online grocery retailer Ocado has unveiled a major push into autonomous driving technology. It has teamed up with another British company, Oxbotica, to build self-driving vehicles for itself and others who use its platform. That could include automatic forklift trucks at warehouses, self-driving delivery vans, or even "kerb to kitchen" robots for the final leg. As part of the deal, Ocado has bought a £10m stake in Oxbotica. Together, they say they plan to build hardware and software for autonomous vehicles. "We want the ...

By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425 Oxbotica test a vehicle Picture: Oxford Images: Malcolm Griffiths Oxforshire-based Oxbotica, a global leader in autonomous vehicle software, has announced the completion of $47 million of investment from partners across the globe. Last year Europe’s leading self-driving vehicle software company, which started out in Summertown, moved into a special facility at Culham Scie...